† ˈfawnery Obs.
[f. prec. + -y.]
The bearing or tricks of a fawner; flattery, sycophancy.
| 1661 K. W. Conf. Charact., Temporizer (1860) 51 This puppet of policy differs from the foregoing spanniel of fawnery only in time and degrees. |
† ˈfawnery Obs.
[f. prec. + -y.]
The bearing or tricks of a fawner; flattery, sycophancy.
| 1661 K. W. Conf. Charact., Temporizer (1860) 51 This puppet of policy differs from the foregoing spanniel of fawnery only in time and degrees. |
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